Principal Application Engineer (Team Lead)

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world's most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health. At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Job Title: Principal Application Engineer (Team Lead) Location: Katowice, Poland Reports to: Application Engineering Group Director Job Overview: As an AE Team Lead for Emulation and Prototyping, you will lead and develop a team of Application Engineers supporting customers in deploying Cadence's emulation and prototyping solutions. This is a customer-facing leadership role combining technical expertise, hands-on problem solving, and team development. You will play a key role in helping customers achieve successful outcomes while supporting and growing your team. The role is based in the Cadence Katowice office and follows a remote engagement model, primarily supporting customers in Israel. Job Responsibilities: Team Leadership Lead, mentor, and support the development of a team of Application Engineers Provide technical guidance and contribute hands-on when needed Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment Customer Success & Engagement Support successful customer outcomes across emulation engagements Build strong working relationships with customer engineering teams Act as a point of escalation for technical challenges Align team activities with broader account objectives Technical Leadership Contribute to the design and deployment of emulation and prototyping solutions Guide debugging, acceleration flows, and development methodologies Support evaluations, benchmarks, and proof-of-concept (PoC) activities Execution & Delivery Support delivery of pre-sales and post-sales engagements Partner with account teams on technical initiatives Manage multiple priorities across customers and pr…